Rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party

  • Adolf Hitler Birth Date

    Adolf Hitler is born in the town of Braunau am Inn,Austria
  • Hitler in Munich, Germany

    Hitler becomes a citizen of Germany
  • Hitler joins German Army

    Once war broke out in 1914, Hitler enlisted in the German Army
  • Franz Ferdinand Death

    The death of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary Franz Ferdinand
  • Hitler joins German Worker's Party

    Hitler becomes the 55th member of this political party.
  • The German Worker's Party Renaming

    The party was renamed or became the National Socialist German Worker's Party. The 'NSDP' or the 'Nazi Party'.
  • The Stormtroopers (SA)

    After he became the leader of the Nazi Party, Hitler decided to assemble a private army, the Sturmabteilung or the Stormtroopers, also known as the SA or brownshirts to keep political rallies and communities "under control"
  • Hitler becomes the leader of the NSDP

    Adolf Hitler had great ability as an orator and organizer, in which he then became the leader of the National Socialist German Worker's Party
  • 30,000 members of the Nazi Party

    By this year, the Nazi Party had attracted 30,000 member
  • Failed 'Beer Hall Putsch'

    Hitler and his followers failed a coup d'état of the German government at this time. This would threaten the Weimar republic, the democracy, and the Treaty of Versailles.